On August 2, 1909, the first Lincoln pennies were issued to the public. It was the first penny to bear the image of a President and was issued in commemoration of the centenary of President Lincoln’s birth.

20 million pennies were originally struck, and public demand was high. On the morning of August 2, long lines formed outside U.S. Department of the Treasury​ facilities across the country as people scrambled to collect a piece of history. Some offices put limits on how many coins people could have, with the New York branch allowing 100 pennies per person.

Secondary markets around the country began touting the coins for as much as a quarter. Once people had the coin, they either stored it safely away or tried to modify it to make jewelry. Concerned at this practice, jeweler H. R. Boving contacted the Treasury Department about the legality of converting the pennies into hat pins, broaches, and other jewelry. Today, a 1909 Lincoln penny can be worth anything from $200 to $2,000.

Please everyone can you help Miranda Hart win the Radio Times comedy award. Heres the link: http://www.radiotimes.com/comedychampion Endless voting is allowed. Miranda has been working very hard non stop to provide us with the amazing entertainment she gives. She deserves this!

About the nesting AU: maybe including Penny as an Otter (or what you think which animal would fit her) and becoming friends with the others? She could try to give them a fish as a gift, for example. The AU is really cute, by the way.